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AN OVERVIEW of the METHOD, MANAGEMENT, PROBLEM and THEIR SOLUTION in the PEARL OYSTER (Pinctada Margaritifera) CULTURE Journal of Coastal Development ISSN : 1410-5217 Volume 14, Number 3, June 2011 : 181-190 Accredited : 83/Dikti/Kep/2009 Review AN OVERVIEW OF THE METHOD, MANAGEMENT, PROBLEM AND THEIR SOLUTION IN THE PEARL OYSTER (Pinctada margaritifera) CULTURE Ludi Parwadani Aji Technical Implementation Unit For Marine Life Conservation, Research Centre For Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Biak ± West Papua Received : March, 7, 2011 ; Accepted : May, 31, 2011 ABSTRACT Pearl culture operations can be divided into three categories which are collection/hatchery production, ongrowing and pearl culture. For the hatchery, the pearl oyster industry relies on spat collection at natural production atolls where spat is abundant during the warm season and also from broodstock in the laboratory condition. After that, hatchery grown juveniles are put into the sea on the material which they settle upon. The spat are left to grow for 2 years till an average size of 90 mm. Pearl culture involves the implantation of a spherical nucleus together with a piece of mantle tissue (Saibo) from a sacrificial oyster, into the gonads. Although pearl culture is extensive with little control over weather, the use of good management methods can drastically increase productivity and result in higher profitability. Therefore, management of culture system such as site selection, settlement, feeding, stocking density and pearl culture technique is essential. For example, site selection is the most critical factor affecting pearl oyster productivity and spat collection, as the oysters spend most of their growing time exposed to water elements. Site selection must take into account important water quality parameters like temperature, salinity and turbidity. Moreover, it was identified several problems in pearl oyster culture including predation, disease and biofouling. They can result in massive loss in productivity. However, pearl industries have solution to deal with those problems. For instance, it can be done by cleaning mesh bag, biofouling organisms and pearl oyster regularly. For the future, the genetic approach like to create faster growing oysters, resistance to diseases and production of higher quality pearls has given promising results. Therefore, the productivity of pearl oyster can be improved. Keywords: pearl oyster ; management ; culture ; Pinctada margaritifera Correspondence: Phone +62-98-181112; E-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Pinctada margaritifera is distinguished by the Nippo Pearls Co. of Japan in Tahiti. The pearl black color of the outer surface of the shell and industry grew steadily and by 1998, black- non-nacreous border. The silver nacre inside the lipped cultured pearls were cultured largely in shell is dark towards the distal rim, hence the Tahiti, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands and name black lip (Saville-Kent, 1983). The black Japan, with Tahiti dominating the market with lip pearl oyster ranges from Gulf of California, 95% of total production (USD 143 million) and Mexico to the Eastern Mediterranean sea contributing to 25% of the total pearl (George, 1978), from French Polynesia to Cook production in the world (Hisada and Fukuhara, Islands, and across the northern coast of 1999). This essay will examine methods of Australia from champion bay in Western culture of the pearl oyster and methods of Australia to Moreton bay in Queensland. management across different species which will Aquaculture of the species began in 1961 after result in maximum productivity and maximum the French government started an experimental profits. Moreover, the problem of Pearl oyster study on the species in collaboration with 181 Journal of Coastal Development ISSN : 1410-5217 Volume 14, Number 3, June 2011 : 181-190 Accredited : 83/Dikti/Kep/2009 culture is also reviewed by giving some Collection/ hatchery production solution to deal with that obstacle. In French Polynesia, the pearl oyster industry METHOD OF CULTURE relies on spat collection at natural production atolls where spat is abundant, during the warm Pearl culture operations can be divided into season (November to May). Farmers place their three categories which are (1) collectors, made of black shade mesh and collection/hatchery production, (2) ongrowing suspended from a longline every 30 cm at a and (3) pearl culture. Each phrase of production depth of 3 m (Cabral et al., 1985). Spat oysters permits a degree of specialization by farmer and are left on collectors (Fig. 1) for 1 year till 4- allows people of different income and different 5cm in length though some farmers may choose technical expertise to get involved in to have them for a year and a half or till they cultivation. reach 14cm, where they are big enough to be grafted, and skip the ongrowing process altogether. (Le Moullac et al., 2003). Fig. 1. Spat pearl oyster attached to spat collector (Southgate and Lucas, 2008) In Australia, however, some of the spat are them reach 150µm, they are transferred to produced in hatcheries, where broodstock are seawater settlement tanks. first conditioned on 50±100 x 103 cells/ml of a 1:1 mixture of Isochrysis galbana and On growing Chaetoceros simplex for 6 weeks. To induce spawning, oysters are held overnight at 20 0C, Hatchery grown juveniles are put into the sea and then transferred to a raceway with the on the material which they settled upon. The seawater temperature at 30±32 0C. The first material is hung from longlines in areas of calm spawning male triggers spawning by other water (Fig. 2). Longline are horizontal ropes oysters and this occur within a few minutes to 1 which are supported by floats and anchored at hour (Southgate and Beer, 1997). Spawning the final part of ropes to maintain position. A oysters are removed individually into individual protective mesh covers the material, and mesh containers. Larvae are reared in static water size is increased as spat grow. The spat are left exchange systems where water is changed every to grow for 2 years till an average size of 90 2-3 days. Isochrysis galbana and Pavlova mm. A hole is then drilled through the posterior lutheri were given once a day concentrations ear and the oysters are hung down in pairs on a from 5 - 15 cells/µl until metamorphosis down line. (Doroudi et al., 1999). At day 20, when most of 182 Journal of Coastal Development ISSN : 1410-5217 Volume 14, Number 3, June 2011 : 181-190 Accredited : 83/Dikti/Kep/2009 Fig. 2. Longline used for Pearl oyster culture. Note the panel nets containing pearl oyster juveniles suspended from the longline (Southgate and Lucas, 2008) Pearl culture selection, settlement, feeding, stocking density and pearl culture technique is essential. Pearl culture involves the implantation of a spherical nucleus together with a piece of Site selection mantle tissue (Saibo) from a sacrificial oyster, into the gonads. The mantle tissue grows Site selection is the most critical factor around the nucleus and secretes nacreous affecting pearl oyster productivity and spat deposits to form a pearl. At a minimum size of collection, as the oysters spend most of their 100mm, the preoperative pearl oyster undergoes growing time exposed to water elements. Site a weakening process for 40 days for the selection must take into account important muscular and gonadal epithelium to water quality parameters like temperature, disintegrate. They are either crowded together, salinity and turbidity. Temperature affects limiting the oxygen and food supply or moved transparency level, absorption efficiency of to deeper water and then moved up the water suspension feeding, respired energy and column to create stress, which causes the oyster excreted energy. Temperature was found to to spawn. significantly increase respiratory energy of P. Implantation takes place during the margaritifera at high temperatures reducing cooler months, when the conditioned oysters potential for growth (Yukihira et. al., 2000). are wedged open, an incision is made in the Compared to P. maxima (32 0C), optimum gonads and the nucleus and Saibo is added. The growth for P. margaritifera occurred at 23-28 wound is cleaned with antiseptic. The oysters 0C and is therefore suitable for cooler climates. are then returned to the sea and placed in calm High temperatures were also found to increase conditions. Cells in the pearl sac secretes nacre oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion in onto the outer surface of the nucleus and another species P. mazatlanica (Saucedo et. al, cultured pearls are harvested when nacre are 1 2004). The effect of ammonia excretion can be mm thick after 18-24 months (Gervis and Sims, mitigated through co cultivation with red alga 1992). Kappaphycus alvarezii, which can remove nitrogenous waste and CO2 released by oysters MANAGEMENT METHODS and provide O2 from photosynthesis (Wu et al., 2003). Temperature also has a pronounced Although pearl culture is extensive with little effect on larval development in nursery culture. 0 control over weather, the use of management At 18-26 C, P. imbricata increased rate and methods can drastically increase productivity number of embryo development into D-stage and result in higher profitability. Therefore, veliger with increasing temperature, under 14 0 management of culture system such as site C, larvae did not develop into veliger. 183 Journal of Coastal Development ISSN : 1410-5217 Volume 14, Number 3, June 2011 : 181-190 Accredited : 83/Dikti/Kep/2009 Temperature also affects byssal attachment, mortality rate was also high (32%) at a with the highest rate at
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